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Carrington Charitable Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Aliso Viejo, CA EIN: 27-2073758 Website

Ccf's objective is to work together as a community of support for recognized charitable organizations presented to ccf by the employees and associates of the carrington family of companies. Ccf will seek to raise funds for the organizations it supports and to solicit and facilitate the volunteer activities of almost 4,000 employees and associates in the various carrington affiliated companies volunteering in the communities. Our veteran focused signature programs focus on providing mobility, stability, purpose and prosperity for veterans returning from the post 9/11 conflict battlefields. Through these programs, the foundation honors the sacrifices of our nation's servicemen and women who have dedicated their lives to protecting our countrys freedom.

Carrington Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Carrington Charitable Foundation gave $1.1M across 9 grants in 2024 (avg $123K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$1,103,446
-2.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
9
+12.5% vs 2023
Average grant
$122,605
-13.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$2,308,982
+33.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (60% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Carrington Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

The Honor Foundation: $652KThe Honor Foundation$652KVeterans Airlift Command: $300KVeterans Airlift Command$300KTravis Mills Foundation: $101KTravis Mills Foundation$101KMarine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc: $10KMarine Corps ScholarshipFoundation Inc$10KSpecial Olympics Southern California: $10KSpecial Olympics SouthernCalifornia$10KThe New England Center for Children Inc: $10KThe New England Center forChildren Inc$10KThe Leukemia & Lymphoma Society: $8KThe Leukemia & LymphomaSociety$8KNational Breast Cancer Foundation Inc: $7KNational Breast CancerFoundation Inc$7KMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center: $6KMemorial Sloan KetteringCancer Center$6K

The largest 2024 recipient was The Honor Foundation ($652K). Together the top 9 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K6$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 30 (57%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

San DiegoHallowellSt Louis ParkAlexandriaDallasLong BeachNew YorkRye BrookSouthboroughChattanoogaFriscoJacksonvilleLongwoodRoanoke

How Carrington Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 29% from 2021 to 2024. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M2 grants2020 4 grants2021 7 grants2022 8 grants2023 9 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $272K (2020) to $1.1M (2023). In 2024 it made 9 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Honor Foundation San Diego, CAGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$652,000
Veterans Airlift Command St Louis Park, MNGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$300,000
Travis Mills Foundation Hallowell, MEGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$100,800
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Inc Alexandria, VAGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$10,000
Special Olympics Southern California Long Beach, CAGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$10,000
The New England Center for Children Inc Southborough, MAGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$10,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NYGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$7,646
National Breast Cancer Foundation Inc Frisco, TXGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$7,000
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York, NYGeneral Support of Organizations Mission$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2024$2,308,982$1,819,590$1,230,368$1,103,4469$52,501
2023$1,728,724$1,544,149$2,200,016$1,129,1358—
2022$2,537,869$1,728,676$1,972,025$953,4807—
2021$2,802,416$1,581,451$1,937,947$857,7784—
2020$3,421,475$1,631,424$1,582,359$272,4702$16,459

About Carrington Charitable Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Carrington Charitable Foundation is a public charity, based in Aliso Viejo, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.3M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $53K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Carrington Charitable Foundation's 2024 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Lori Grigg

    Director & Vice Chair

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Lawrence

    Director & Vice Chair

    On filings since 2020

    35 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rosemary Rose

    Chairpereson & Director

    On filings since 2020

    30 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Richthammer

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Carrington Charitable Foundation

How much does Carrington Charitable Foundation give each year?

Carrington Charitable Foundation gave $1.1M across 9 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $1.1M across 8 grants.

What is Carrington Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Carrington Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $10,000, and its average grant was $122,605, across 9 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Where does Carrington Charitable Foundation give grants?

Carrington Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Minnesota (27%) and Maine (9%).

Does Carrington Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Carrington Charitable Foundation's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (9 of 9) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990.

Who are Carrington Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?

Carrington Charitable Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include The Honor Foundation ($652,000), Veterans Airlift Command ($300,000) and Travis Mills Foundation ($100,800), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Carrington Charitable Foundation?

Carrington Charitable Foundation reported $2.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.8M.

What is Carrington Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Carrington Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2073758. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 8, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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